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I was fortunate to grab a second conversation with Robert Lyons in episode 7, in which we discuss why portraits are hard, the term photographer vs artist, and what goes on in his head when he's out shooting. I hope you give it a spin.

This is my second conversation with photographer Tim Carpenter, since we both agreed at the end of episode 3 that there was so much more to talk about. We kick around the question of change in a photographer's work, and why the photobook is far from dead.

Photographer and educator Robert Lyons talks about saving up as a kid to buy a Nikon F, talking a workshop with Minor White at age 15, his books, and his work.

In episode four, photographer Jen Trail talks about making work from a place of soft power, and how she transforms some of the most emotional events of her life into art.

Find out why Tim Carpenter lives in Brooklyn but photographs almost exclusively in Paitt County, Illinois, with a population of 16,000. A fascinating conversation with a photographer and writer who also co-founded the photobook publishing venture, TIS Books.

Ron Jude talks about several of his photobooks, his first camera, the impact of art and literature on his work, careerism vs integrity, and why he makes photographs. 

I talk with photographer Bryan Schumaat, who lives in Austin, Texas, and who's the author of three photobooks. He's also a recent recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.